Small-capitalization stocks have been hit particularly hard over the past months. A look at the Russell 2000, the leading index of small caps, tells the story. The Russell last hit a record high back in November of last year, and it’s gone mostly downhill from there — falling 20%. But low prices now could translate into investor opportunities later on. In fact, Jefferies strategist Steven DeSanctis believes that the small caps are in a “bottoming out process.” DeSanctis argues that… Source link

Losing the coin toss in overtime isn’t a death sentence, though you heard a lot about how the rules were unfair to the Buffalo Bills after an AFC divisional-round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.  To get the ball to your offense, the defense needs to keep the opponent out of the end zone on the first drive. And that’s what the Cincinnati Bengals did.  The Chiefs won the coin toss after tying a thrilling AFC championship game with a field goal as time expired in regulation, and there were… Source link

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Walk around SoFi Stadium before Sunday’s NFC championship game, and it’s easy to forget who the home team is. A sea of red-clad San Francisco 49ers fans poured into parking lots a few hours before kickoff despite the Rams’ best efforts all week to protect their home-field advantage. One carload of 49ers supporters honked their horn and waved team gear out their windows as they approached the stadium. Other big groups of 49ers fans posed for pictures in front of the… Source link

James Brown didn’t stand a chance against Walker Hayes and a stack of loudspeakers. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images/file) CBS was not ready for Sunday’s AFC championship halftime show.  When the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals left the field for the break, the network’s studio crew took over the broadcast from the sideline at Arrowhead Stadium. Meanwhile, country artist Walker Hayes took center stage to entertain the Kansas City crowd. As host James Brown introduced… Source link

Following days of controversy stemming from Spotify’s handling of allegations that Joe Rogan has used the platform to spread COVID-19 misinformation, the company said on Sunday it would take new measures to point its users to accurate information about the pandemic. In a blog post attributed to CEO Daniel Ek, the company admitted it hasn’t been transparent enough about its content policy, but stopped short of detailing any specific action against Rogan. Sometime in the next few days,… Source link

The Cincinnati Bengals caught a bad break early in Sunday’s AFC championship game that might have cost them points. Trailing the Kansas City Chiefs, 7-0 after the latest rendition of Patrick Mahomes wizardry, the Bengals looked to answer with a drive into red zone on their second possession. On second-and-10 from the Kansas City 14-yard line, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow looked to wideout Tee Higgins in the end zone.  Higgins got his left hand on the ball, but Chiefs cornerback Rashad… Source link

Patrick Mahomes is one of the best passers we’ve ever seen. And Tyreek Hill can catch it.  The Kansas City Chiefs came out looking great in the AFC championship game. On their first drive, the Chiefs easily drove downfield on the Cincinnati Bengals. Then Mahomes and Hill had a fantastic highlight for the score.  Mahomes rolled to his right while Hill ran along the back line of the end zone. Mahomes threw a fastball from a crazy angle, which he is better at than anyone.  Mahomes threw a dart… Source link

On January 17th, with cryptocurrency prices being widely routed by risk aversion, Crypto.com flagged a “security incident” that caused the operation to freeze withdrawals.  Days later, the Singapore-based exchange announced that hackers had stolen at least $15 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) tokens — and potentially as much as $33 million, according to independent estimates — but pledged to reimburse those affected. Crypto.com faulted some accounts for a lack of 2-factor authentication… Source link

The Kansas City Chiefs have activated safety Tyrann Mathieu from concussion protocol ahead of Sunday’s AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals.  Mathieu suffered the injury in last week’s win over the Buffalo Bills. He was cleared to play against the Bengals in the hours leading up to kickoff. Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu will play on Sunday. (Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Mathieu started 16 regular-season games for Kansas City, recording 76 tackles, a sack,… Source link

The wild ride in markets is likely to power on this week, with investors in store for a slew of big earnings and fresh reads on key unemployment data out of Washington, including the ever-important monthly jobs report. Monday kicks off a pivotal week in the earnings season, with more than 100 companies in the S&P 500 set to report fourth quarter results through Friday. Most notably, investors will tune in to presentations from Amazon (AMZN), Facebook now Meta Platforms (FB), and Alphabet ( Source link